Vienna in a global context

Vienna ranks among the top in many international studies and rankings and regularly receives awards.

Vienna ranks first in a renowned international quality of life comparison between cities:

• Vienna named the world's most liveable city - The Economist
• Mercer study - Vienna is still the number one
• Vienna has won Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize 2020

Studies and city comparisons - overview

Ranking	Title	Year	Language
1	Quality of Life Survey - Monocle	2023	English
1 of 173	The Global Liveability Index - Economist	2023	English
1	Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize 2020	2022	English
1	Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation	2020	English
1 of 10	"World's 10 Greenest Cities 2020"	2020	English
1	Netexplo Smart Cities 2020 Prize - UNESCO	2020	English
1 of 231	Quality of living city ranking - Mercer	2019	English
1 of 153	Smart City Index - Roland Berger	2019	English
1 of 25	Best Cities For Startups - PeoplePerHour	2019	English
2 (Category: Middleweight)	Cities of Choice - Boston Consulting Group	2023	English
2	European Capital of Innovation Awards (iCapital)	2020	English
2 of 113	Prosperity and Inclusive City Seal and Award (PICSA)	2019	English
2 of 50	Anholt-Ipsos City Brand Index: Place	2022	English
4 of 119	QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Performing Arts	2023	English
6 of 100	Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index 2022: People Ranking	2022	English
7 of 25	Europe's greenest capital cities - Compare the market	2020	English
9 of 150	Global 150 Cities Index	2020	English
11 of 59	Schroders European Sustainable Cities Index	2021	English
15 of 48	Global Power City Index 2022 - Mori Foundation	2022	English
16 von 140	QS Best Student Cities 2023	2023	English
Overall Attractiveness: 16 of 150 Lifestyle Rank: 16 of 150 Financial Rank: 40 of 150	Global 150 Cities Index - AIRINC	2022	English
17 of 500	Innovation Cities - 2thinknow	2022 to 2023	English
30 of 156	Global Cities Report - A.T. Kearney	2022	English
31 of 100	2023 WORLD'S BEST CITIES - Resonance	2023	English

What makes Vienna successful?

Quality of life and reputation

• Affordable housing
• Access to healthcare system and education
• Infrastructure: water supply, waste management, electricity supply
• Dense and affordable public transport network
• General safety and security
• Political stability
• Social stability

The local population and guests both benefit from the good quality of life in Vienna: Seven important questions and answers on the Mercer study (German)

Business and innovation

With 162 congresses, Vienna ranks first worldwide in the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) ranking of globally held international congress events in 2022: ICCA Congress Ranking 2022: Vienna Remains in 1st Place Worldwide

Vienna was ranked at number 15 of 48 cities in the "Global Power City Index 2022" (GPCI) of the Japanese Mori Memorial Foundation.

Vienna is smart, sustainable and innovative. The city is one of the most attractive locations worldwide for employees and businesses.

Vienna is the smartest city in the world

Culture and tourism

Locals and guests love Vienna’s rich cultural heritage, magnificent architecture and wealth of activities.

• Celebrate Life. Experience Vienna.

Science and universities

Austria's capital is one of the major centres of knowledge in the world. Next to Berlin, it is the largest university city in the German-speaking region.